Queer People Give Advice To Their Younger Selves

so so the advice that I would give to my
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younger self would be that there are so
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many boxes that you’re gonna want to fit
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in but none of them are comfortable it’s
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not a single one chill the fuck out dude
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it’s okay
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you will see the query light at the end
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of the tunnel and it’ll be fine you are
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not a burden you really like it’s okay
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if you don’t like boys and it’s okay if
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you do like boys and it’s okay if you
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don’t know I think just like own that
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you think Jessica Alba’s hi
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I think you had a lot of shame around
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that I think if my younger self would
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have known in the future there will be
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space for you to be who you are and it
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will be like free of judgement and
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everyone will love you the same way I
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think would have been really nice to
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hear to love myself that’s very
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important you do deserve to be here to
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actually speak up and try to express
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even though as confusing as it is
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you know at that time just tried to let
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people know what I was going through so
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that I could get the help that I
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couldn’t that I needed it
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it takes a while to find that comfort
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zone like two years ago I did not think
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it was nowhere propped ups but now I am
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I think when you were younger you felt
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like you were so different and that kind
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of made you worthless but the advice I
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would give you is like the things that
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make you different make you like that
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bad bitch like makes you that Rihanna’s
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hot girl own who you are and be
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comfortable with how you maybe sway back
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and forth between masculinity and
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femininity none of your friends or your
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family that are worth your time have
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anything negative to say about you being
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gay I know that it’s scary I know that
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you want to hide it and I know that you
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want to compartmentalize yourself and be
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different people for other people but
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your whole self is so beautiful things
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would change people would change our
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environment
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so just hang in there persevere you’re
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clear self is so beautiful
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